Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Review

0.phoneArenaposted on05 Sep 2017, 10:00

2017 is a year of reinvention for Samsung, and we've already seen the shocking effect a new design can have on modernizing the company's Galaxy S flagship. Armed with that success, Samsung's taking the same approach to its stylus-equipped phablet, introducing a new Galaxy Note 8.

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Battery life, I'll wait and see what other sites say. The camera one is meh. But price, brightness and form factor seem like valid cons. Do they add up to the score given? In my opinion, no, but I think they're valid enough to point out.

I would've had no problem with them mentioning the price IF they used to do the same when it comes to the iPhone Plus. PA just have no shame whatsoever in showing their bias against anything that doesn't have the Apple logo on it's back.

Exactly, the problem isn't that they're rating this one on price, the problem is that Samsung is one of the only brands they rate down because of price. This gets even more silly when you consider that Samsung always crams the most extreme high-end hardware they can build, or get their hands on, into their devices.
Let's see in a few week if they can try to be a bit more consistent this year. Don't hold your breath, though.

I'm sure that Apple is getting the iOS from Google just like Samsung gets the Android, Google also handles the App Store on iPhones the same way it handles the Play Store on Samsung devices; maybe Google handles Maps servers for iPhone too, just like it handles Goggle Maps that are running on Samsung phones.
Mail, calendar, voice/video calls (FaceTime on iPhone / Allo, Duo, Hangouts - by Google - on Samsung) etc.

Now, tell me again that I'm "desperate to be stupid" (whatever the f**k that means) and Samsung phones that get Android and all those services FOR FREE deserve the money they ask for the final product.

It simply isn't a 9 device tbh.. There's nothing groundbreaking about it. it's screen is the same on the s8+, it's design is the same as on the s8+, it's battery is smaller than the s8+, it's camera is a rip-off of the iphone 7 plus, it's using the same SD835 of other android flagships, doesn't have android 8.0, doesn't have stereo speakers, doesn't have 3D touch, so how the hell is this even close to being a 9 score device. This is more like a 8.5 - 8.7 device tbh and that's being generous.

It has an even smaller battery for its size?
It design was used for 4 years in a row counting this year
The cameras are the worse for a claimed premium phone.
Even with the latest iOS version, still does less than an Android phone from 5+ years ago
Has a lower IP raying
No headphone jack
Force Touch is useless in how implemented
1080p resolution
No premium headphone in the box.
No BT5.0
No Gigabit Wifi modem
No expandible storage
No splitscreen apps
No pen support
No wireless charging
No fast charging
No VR
No floating windows

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